#77ABE6#77ABE6
#77ABE6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.103 H 252.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #77ABE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 171, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 69%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 48%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 25.7%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, -1.29, -34.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 34.98, 267.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% -0.0311 -0.0977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.103 252.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4487, 38.7583, 80.4080) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.58
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.00
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.53
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.28
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.46
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#77ABE6 #E6B277
analogous
#77E2E6 #77ABE6 #7A77E6
triadic
#77ABE6 #E677AB #ABE677
tetradic
#77ABE6 #E677E2 #E6B277 #77E67A
square
#77ABE6 #E677E2 #E6B277 #77E67A
split-complementary
#77ABE6 #E67A77 #E2E677
monochromatic
#236CBF #438BDC #77ABE6 #ABCBF0 #DEEBF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#77ABE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#77ABE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #77ABE6
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##77ABE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##77ABE6 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ADE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A2E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45B8BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #77abe6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(119, 171, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.103 252.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c3ee',
500: '#77abe6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #77abe6; $custom-light: #a4c3ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#77abe6",
"rgb": {
"r": 119,
"g": 171,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.892,
"s": 68.944,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72807,
"c": 0.10256,
"h": 252.3
},
"luminance": 0.38761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#77ABE6
secondary
#EDDDCC
accent
#7915D1
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184